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Ruling was not as simple as his mother had made it out to be. When he was young, he was told great stories about how there wasn't much to it. There would be some kind words strewn here, and a few orders signed there. For all the in-between bits, he'd have the careful help of advisers and royal subjects. He loved his mother with all his heart, but in this respect, she had been wrong. There was a whole lot more to ruling than that.
He had to appease more than just an emotions-heavy crowd after a victory over the old king. No, there were some that were unhappy to be without magic, just as there were some who hungered for Faust's return. Those individuals ranged from disorganized groups of peasants, to influential nobles from the old houses. Above that, there was the entire reconstruction of Edolas to attend to! A world without magic was not easily remade, after all.
Such work, along with perpetually dealing with things he could not understand wore harshly on the man's psyche. That was why he had retired from the palace, under the cloak of night, to seek out better refuse. He would return an hour or two later, but for now, he needed a reprieve. He knew of only one place where he could find such sanctuary, and that was a home that he knew quite a bit.
Fairy Tail was Fairy Tail, whether in Earthland, or in Edolas. There were differences, of course, and he knew that as soon as he stepped through the door. A calvacade of people were met with curious looks, by the man garbed in the robes of his Earthland persona. He greeted them all with nods, before approaching a woman in the bar. This woman was none other than Lucy Ashley.
He had noted both her ability, and her iron command of the guild ranks. It was her, uncoventional personality and all, that kept the guild together in dark times. If anyone knew how this guild worked, it had to be the blonde herself. That intrigued him, and she intrigued him. So, he stepped behind the hard-drinking woman, and cleared his throat in a pithy effort to get attention.
"Lucy Ashley," the male began, while he removed his headgear to reveal just who she was talking to. "Would it trouble you to show me how this guild lives?"